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Osborne

The man wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend in Abingdon, and anther
woman in Tennessee, is in critical condition tonight.
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VO-NAT

Bradley Duane Osborne's mother told police last night her son called her
from Lakeland City, Tennessee.
SUPER=03-Lakeland City, TN;

Early this morning, F-B-I agents found him in an out-building.
They say Osborne opened fire hitting one agent.
Osborne was then shot twice.
The F-B-I agent who was hit is in fair condition tonight.
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Lilly

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#596-40
GRAPHIC=lilly

Unless he wins an appeal, the man who's accused of killing a Virginia Tech
student will never walk the streets a free man again.
It took a Montgomery County jury only three hours last night to convict Ben
Lilly of capital murder.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg/Last Night;

Lilly will receive either life in prison or the death penalty for the
killing of Alexander Defillipis.
Back in December, Defillipis was found in the Whitethorne section of
Montgomery County... wearing just his underwear and socks.
He had been shot four times.
Despite the conviction, the victim's family feels little relief.
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SOT 19:35:47
IN Q=At this...
((EZIO DEFILLIPIS/VICTIM'S FATHER: AT THIS... WE CLOSE ONE CHAPTER. THE BOOK
WILL NEVER BE CLOSED. ONE CHAPTER WILL BE CLOSED. ))
SUPER=01-Ezio Defillipis/Victim's Father;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=be closed
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VO-NAT

Besides capital murder, Lilly was found guilty on seven other charges...
including carjacking, abduction and robbery.
The sentencing phase of the trial is expected to begin Monday.
Both the Lilly family and the Defillipis family are expected to testify.
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LEGIONNAIRES

ANCHOR=ERIC
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=DAL
TAPE# 96-78
GRAPHIC=Legionnaires

The number of confirmed cases of Legionnaires' Disease has climbed to eight.
Three people are still in area hospitals, the other five have been treated
and released.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Radford;

The Center for Disease Control has been called in to help the New River
Valley Health District investigate the outbreak.
Members of the research team spent the morning reviewing patients' charts
looking for the common thread which connects all the patients.
Now everyone who has pneumonia is being tested for the legionella bacteria.
This bacteria is detectable up to four weeks after the infection has
subsided.
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SOT 9:09:44
IN Q=CERTAINLY THE MORE
((DR. JODY HERSHEY/NEW RIVER VALLEY HEALTH DISTRICT: CERTAINLY THE MORE CASES
WE HAVE THE BETTER WE ARE TO PLOT SOME OF THE GRAPHS WE NEED TO LOOK AT
LINKAGES, THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE TO DETERMINE LINKAGE AND THE BETTER
POSSIBILITY WE HAVE OF CULTURING THIS BACTERIA WHICH WE CAN COMPARE TO ANY
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING OR CULTURES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Jody Hershey/New River Health District;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING
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VO-NAT

Legionella bacteria is one of the most common causes of pneumonia.
Hershey says more cases are likely to be discovered since all pneumonia
patients are being tested for Legionnaire's Disease.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=NONE

Still to come on News 7 at Seven,
The Ninth District Candidates for Congress sparred off last night in their
first and only debate.
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VO-NAT
and Security guard Richard Jewell has been cleared in the Olympic park bombing.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
wx ad lib
Well Eric, this was the perfect day to stay inside and maybe catch up on
your reading.
Light rain and drizzle kept the region fairly damp today, but it looks like
we'll get a chance to dry out by tomorrow.
Rain amounts have been pretty light so far....
Roll
Lake Level
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1

Jewell

Jewell's lawyer says the former security guard was overjoyed when he got a
letter from the U.S. Attorney's office today telling him he's not a suspect.
The letter also asked Jewell to help in the investigation, though Jewell's
lawyer says he's not sure what role he would play.
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SOT
IN Q=
((JACK MARTIN, JEWELL'S ATTORNEY; WE APPRECIATE THE GOOD MANNERS AND ACTUALLY
THE FORTITUDE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND GIVE US A LETTER
THAT SAYS RICHARD'S INNOCENT, THAT'S WHAT IT DOES.))
SUPER=01-Jack Martin/Jewell's Attorney;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=that's what it does.
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VO-NAT

Martin says Jewell now plans to try and find a job, and put his life back
together.
He also say there is potential litigation in the future.
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Ninth-District

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=tal
TAPE# 96-74
GRAPHIC=Campaign 96

The gloves came off in the Fightin' Ninth district last night as the three
candidates for Congress squared off in their only debate.
Tracy Altizer files this report from the campus of Emory and Henry College.
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SOT
IN Q=GOP candidate Patrick
SUPER=03-Emory/Last Night; :00
SUPER=@Muldoon; :09
SUPER=@Boucher; :45
SUPER=01-Tom Roberts/(I) Candidate for Congress; :56
SUPER=@Tracy1; 1:31
RUNS=1:44
OUT Q=Alitzer, News 7 Emory.

On-Record

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE# 96-89
GRAPHIC=None

The Episcopal Church in western Virginia has a new leader.
This morning in Blacksburg, the Reverend Neff Powell was consecrated as the
region's fifth Episcopal Bishop since 1919.
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VO-NAT

Powell comes to the Roanoke Valley from Salem, Oregon.
It was his interest in small churches that played a major role in his
election over four other finalists.
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SOT 00:13:15
IN Q=One is reassuring
((NEFF POWELL/EPISCOPAL BISHOP: ONE IS SIMPLY REASSURING SMALL CHURCHES THAT
THEY ARE VALUABLE AND HAVE A ROLE IN THE DIOCESE AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO CLOSE
THEM OR DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT'S A PIECE OF IT AND THE OTHER PIECE IS TO
TRY AND FIND NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS TO REASSURE AND ENCOURAGE AND BUILD UP THE
LIFE AND MINISTRY OF OUR SMALL CONGREGATIONS.))
SUPER=01-Neff Powell/Episcopal Bishop;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=our small congregations.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=

Powell succeeds Bishop Heath Light who has lead the diocese (DIE-oh-sis) of
southwestern Virginia since 1979.
Light faced controversies including the revision of the prayer book and the
ordination of women, but says some of the greatest difficulties were also
points of pride.
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SOT 00:07:01
IN Q=We presently have
((HEATH LIGHT/RETIRING BISHOP: WE PRESENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN WOMEN
PRIESTS IN CHARGE OF CONGREGATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DIOCESE. AND I TAKE A GREAT
DEAL OF PRIDE IN THAT, NOT PERSONAL PRIDE, BUT THAT THE CHURCH WAS ABLE TO DO
THIS AND THE CONGREGATIONS WERE ABLE TO DO IT.))
SUPER=01-Heath Light/Retiring Bishop;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=to do it.
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=None

Bishop Light will continue to live in Roanoke, but soon he heads to the
French West Indies where he will take on a small congregation for several
weeks.
To hear more from both bishops, watch the public affairs program On Record,
tomorrow morning at eleven.
Tease#2
Soft Music Under
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=none

Still to come on the newscast,
Roy will tell us how U-V-A and Tech faired on the gridiron this afternoon.
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VO-NAT
and Denise Allen introduces us to a man who's preserving a part of Floyd
County's history.
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COMM#2

Mill

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-92
GRAPHIC=None

Twenty years have passed since the water wheel has turned at the old Nolen
Mill.
Now after years of painstaking, often tedious work, the Floyd County mill is
getting a new lease on life.
Denise Allen and videographer Rob Monroe have that story.
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SOT
IN Q=They planed lumber
SUPER=00-Phil Gettel/Mill Owner; :05
SUPER=03-Floyd Co.; :22
SUPER=@Denise2; :50
RUNS=2:02
OUT Q=News 7
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SOT cover w/old pics 12:20:30
IN Q=THEY PLANED LUMBER
((PHIL GETTEL/MILL OWNER: THEY PLANED LUMBER HERE. THAT THEY HAD A BUILDING
WHERE THEY REPAIRED CLOCKS RIGHT NEXT TO THE MILL. THESE PEOPLE WERE
SELF-SUFFICIENT.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=PEOPLE WERE SELF SUFFICIENT

This is just a part of the history of Phil Gettel's 83 year old mill.
He's contacted former owners and life time county residents to learn about
the landmark.
Gettel says this helps him breath life back into grist mill.
The revival started with new windows, a roof and work on the water wheel.
The work on the wheel included hours of removing rust with a wire brush.
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SOT 12:15:35
IN Q=THEY INSTALLED IT
((THEY INSTALLED IT IN 1938. IT REPLACED A TURBINE THAT WAS HERE. IT IS 20
FEET HIGH AND FOUR FEET WIDE. IT HAS 60 BUCKETS AND PROBABLY CAN GENERATE 25
HORSEPOWER.))
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OUT Q=GENERATE 25 HORSEPOWER

The new flume brings water to the wheel but many of the wheel buckets have
rusted through and still need repair.
Gettel says to bring the wheel up to full speed he also needs to get more
water to the mill.
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SOT 12:17:01
IN Q= I HAVE SOME
((I HAVE SOME BREAKS IN THE UPPER PART OF THE RACE, WHICH IS TOTAL 3000 FEET
LONG. I HAVE SOME WORK TO DO UP AT THE DAM TO ACTUALLY START FEEDING THE WATER
TO THE WHEEL FROM PINE CREEK.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=FROM PINE CREEK
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SOT nat sot water
IN Q=
(( ))
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OUT Q=

Gettel has used some creative financing to fund this project.
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SOT 12:18:28
IN Q=I'VE COLLECTED
((I'VE COLLECTED OVER TWO TONS OF ALUMINUM CANS AND I TRY TO SELL WHEN THE
PRICE IS UP. I LIKE TO PUT THE MONEY I GET THEN BACK INTO THE MILL.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=INTO THE MILL

More than 140 mills use to dot Floyd County's countryside only about 17
remain.
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SOT 12:19:23
IN Q=i've always liked
((I'VE ALWAYS LIKED OLD MILLS. EVER SINCE MY GRANDFATHER AND I WOULD GO
FISHING BY AN OLD MILL. I JUST LOVE TO LISTEN TO THEM RUN AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE A PIECE OF HISTORY.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=PIECE OF HISTORY

Preserving history isn't all Gettel has planned.
Instead of grinding corn he says the restored mill will generate electricity
for his home.
Denise Allen News 7.))

Sports Tease

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#tease
GRAPHIC=NONE

And coming up, Steve Mason will check in from today's Rugby action Bobby
Labonte is on the pole at Phoenix.
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VO-NAT ENG#

and the Hokies come from behind to beat Pittsburgh in a Big East showdown in
Blacksburg.
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S-UVA

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#VF96-1
GRAPHIC=UVA Football

The Virginia Cavaliers were in Tallahasse this afternoon taking on the third
ranked Seminoles of Florida State.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Tallahassee, FL/ABC SPORTS; :

It was the Warrick Dunn Tiki Barber show in the first half. Dunn takes the
handoff and goes over the left side cuts back and out runs the Cavalier defense
for a 65 yard touchdown and the Seminoles led 7 to nothing.
But Virginia came back putting the ball into Tiki's Hands he turns the
corner turns on the speed and he takes it in from 48 yards out to make it 7 to
7 with 2:19 left in the first quarter.
Florida State led 14 to 7 but the Cavaliers tied it at 14 when Aaron Brooks
comes in and dives over from the one to make it at 14 to 14.
Virginia took the lead at the half Rafael Garcia booting the 38 yard field
goal to make it 21 to 14 Cavaliers.
The Seminoles scored 17 points in SUPER=36-Florida
St./31/Virginia/24/;the second half the back breaker came in the fourth
quarter Rock Preston taking the handoff and scoring from 42 yards out and
Florida State beats Virginia 31 to 24.
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S-Tech

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#TF96-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Football

The Virginia Tech Hokies started slow but came on strong this afternoon to
beat Pittsburgh 34 to 17.
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SOT
IN Q=First audio
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Hokies vs Panthers; :00
SUPER=01-Shawn Scales/Two Touchdown Catches; :44
SUPER=36-Virginia Tech/34/Pittsburgh/17/; :54
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Virginia Tech Head Coach; 1:04
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=.......next one."
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((A rainy day greeted the Tech Players as they made their way on to Worsham
field.
After trailing 3 to nothing in the first quarter< The Hokies got on the
board Ken Oxendine takes the handoff and scores from the six to give Tech the 7
to 3 lead with 9 minutes left in the first.
Pitt would counter with this two yard touchdown by Dewayne Schulters to
make it 10 to 7 Pittsburgh.
The Hokies led by three at the Half but the Panthers would take the lead
as Quarterback Matt Lytle goes in to score from the two to make it 17 to 13.
The Tech Offense answered the call. Jim Druckenmiller goes to the air and
lays it out for Shawn Scales for one of his two touchdowns on the day and the
Hokies took a 10 point lead.))
((SHAWN SCALES/CAUGHT TWO TOUCHDOWN PASSES: ))
((Ken Oxendine would score his second touchdown with over six minutes left in
the game and the Hokies beat the Panthers 34 to 17.))
((FRANK BEAMER/VIRGINIA TECH HEAD COACH: ))
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold logo

Head Coach Frank Beamer confirmed the suspension of a couple of players
after today's game.
Linebacker Tony Morrison and Punter John Thomas have been suspended
indefinitely.
It's Morrison's second suspension this season.